Recognition Guide Warships of the Second World War
Kriegsmarine — Submarine

German submarine U-864

Type IXD2 submarine

Displacement
1,585 long tons (1,610 t)
Length
87.58 m (287.3 ft)
Beam
7.5 m (24.6 ft)
Speed
20.8 knots (38.5 km/h, 23.9 mph)
Complement
55
Main gun
105 mm (4.1 in)

Service

  1. Kriegsmarine as U-8649 December 1943 — 9 February 1945428 days of the war
Type IXD2 submarine Particulars
Name
U-864
Builder
DeSchiMAG AG Weser, Bremen
Ordered
5 June 1941
Laid down
15 October 1942
Launched
12 August 1943
Commissioned
9 December 1943
Fate
Sunk on 9 February 1945 (1945)
Status
Wreck

Specifications

Displacement, surfaced
1,585 long tons (1,610 t)
Displacement, submerged
1,771 long tons (1,799 t)
Length
87.58 m (287.3 ft) OA
Beam
7.5 m (24.6 ft)
Draught
5.35 m (17.6 ft)
Speed
20.8 knots (38.5 km/h, 23.9 mph)
Range
12,750 nmi (23,613 km)
Complement
55
Main gun
105 mm (4.1 in)

U-864 was a Type IXD2 submarine in service with the Kriegsmarine. DeSchiMAG AG Weser, Bremen laid her keel on 15 October 1942. She entered service on 9 December 1943, having been launched on 12 August 1943.

Her class ran to 33 ships. The class followed the Type I and was succeeded by the Type XXI.

The boat displaced 1,585 long tons surfaced and 1,771 long tons submerged. She measured 87.6 m (287 ft) long with a beam of 7.5 m (25 ft). Her designed speed was 20.8 knots, and she carried a complement of 55.

Her main battery was one 105 mm (4.1 in) guns.

She was in commission for 428 days of the Second World War.

She was sunk on 9 February 1945, at 60°30′N 5°00′E. The wreck survives.

Written from the harvested record. Every figure above is sourced; the wording is this site's own.

Armament and machinery

Armament and machinery
Propulsion
  • 9000 PS surfaced
  • 1000 PS submerged
Armament
  • 6 × torpedo tubes (four bow, two stern)
  • 24 × 53.3 cm torpedoes
  • 1 × 10.5 cm SK C/32 deck gun (150 rounds)
  • 1 × 3.7 cm Flak M42 AA gun
  • 2 × 2 cm C/30 anti-aircraft guns

Sister ships

8 more in the class

Sources